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people of boeing are working together to give our best for america's best. >> that's why we're here. >> one line helps communities turn plans into reality. help shippers forge a path to prosperity. helps workers get back to work. one line is an engine for the economy and the future. norfolk southern, one line, infinite possibilities. >> corporate funding is also provided by prudential financial. additional funding for "washington week" is provided by the annenberg...
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choose johnsonville, america's favorite italian sausage. brand power. helping you buy better. chris: this week's big question, taking into account what goes on within the inner council of the obama administration as well as his public face to the world, who's its biggest asset? >> bob gates. >> it's tempting to say michelle back man who is outside of the administration. chris: you did. >> bob gates or hillary clinton. >> i'm going to say william daily is a new player and i've heard good buzz about the way he's changed things. chris: that will get you an interview. >> i was going to say bob gates until he was overruled by hillary clinton. chris: you think he was smarter on the libya situation? >> yes, absolutely. chris: i think it's bill clinton because of hillary clinton. thanks to a great roundtable, michael duffy, katty kay, norah o'donnell and andrew sullivan.
choose johnsonville, america's favorite italian sausage. brand power. helping you buy better. chris: this week's big question, taking into account what goes on within the inner council of the obama administration as well as his public face to the world, who's its biggest asset? >> bob gates. >> it's tempting to say michelle back man who is outside of the administration. chris: you did. >> bob gates or hillary clinton. >> i'm going to say william daily is a new player and...
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. >> i have so many opportunities in both america and lat equip america. i'm very excited. i can't wait to do music my own way, sing my own way, write my own song. >> rodriguez also thanked her supporters and says she looks forward to returning on the season finale. >>> tomorrow night, the full moon will look bigger than usual. the moon will be at perigy, the point where the moon is closest to earth. the full moon appears 30% brighter and 40% bigger than normal. the celestial event happens about every ten years. can you see the full moon when it rises tomorrow at 7:38. can, weather permitting. >>> film crews are wrapping up the shooting of a movie. scenes are being shot in observing leaned's old -- oakland's old amtrak station. it is played by clive owen and nicole kidman. it takes place in 1930 spain but almost all of it is being shot here in the bay area. the filming is taking place in livermore next month. >>> we watched it lighten up a little wit asset rolled through. still bringing us some moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms. giving you a look at storm tracker 2,
. >> i have so many opportunities in both america and lat equip america. i'm very excited. i can't wait to do music my own way, sing my own way, write my own song. >> rodriguez also thanked her supporters and says she looks forward to returning on the season finale. >>> tomorrow night, the full moon will look bigger than usual. the moon will be at perigy, the point where the moon is closest to earth. the full moon appears 30% brighter and 40% bigger than normal. the...
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it's not a real discussion of america's needs. we need to be doing social security, medicare, medicaid. we need to have defense spending on the table. we need a comprehensive approach. but we cannot eat america's seed corn in terms of our competitive capacity for the future. >> schieffer: senator kerry, thank you so much. we'll get a little different take i suspect on that question. >> no doubt. >> schieffer: because now we'll go to the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, down in his hometown of louisville today. senator, i did want to ask you about what senator kerry just talked about, but first you have to ask you about libya and this whole idea of maybe setting up a no fly zone in libya. what is your take on that? >> well, i think it's worth considering. the other option that john kerry alluded to in passing that i think we used frequently during the cold war period is simply aiding and arming the insurgents. we're not quite sure who these insurgents are. there was one report that a group of insurgents arrested br
it's not a real discussion of america's needs. we need to be doing social security, medicare, medicaid. we need to have defense spending on the table. we need a comprehensive approach. but we cannot eat america's seed corn in terms of our competitive capacity for the future. >> schieffer: senator kerry, thank you so much. we'll get a little different take i suspect on that question. >> no doubt. >> schieffer: because now we'll go to the republican leader in the senate, mitch...
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russians dismantle their outmoded nuclear missiles and convert their deadly payloads into fuel for america's nuclear power plants. nunn has been called a renaissance man, but to me, he was also a retro senator, a politician from another era when the senate was a place of giants, and the greatest of them found ways to rise above partisanship and work with those in the other party to actually accomplish things. today's politicians savor their partisan victories, but here is just one result of nunn's approach. because of the nun-lugar program to dismantle russian nuclear missiles, today, one out of ten light bulbs in this country is powered by reprocessed nuclear fuel that once set atop enemy missiles aimed at us. now, that is a legacy. i'll never forget nunn's parting words when he left washington. "i never accomplished anything," he said, "without the help of someone from the other party." ah, those were the days. back in a minute. it's not what you think. look. there was a time when a company like that would envy us. little outfit. it's almost quaint. all these years we had something they co
russians dismantle their outmoded nuclear missiles and convert their deadly payloads into fuel for america's nuclear power plants. nunn has been called a renaissance man, but to me, he was also a retro senator, a politician from another era when the senate was a place of giants, and the greatest of them found ways to rise above partisanship and work with those in the other party to actually accomplish things. today's politicians savor their partisan victories, but here is just one result of...
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this is a decision america has to make. plus libyans, libyans are saying we need your help, we want you to help us remove this ogre and it's up to you now. how long it takes, i don't know. >> lehrer: how do you feel about it? >> well, the world has watched qaddafi and his marinery and town a shame to watch the continued slaughter of innocent civilians but i think arming them could be a disaster in the making. you have a standing resolution, resolution 1970 called for an arms embargo of libya, called for an explicit effort to not have a region that's already awash with arms. and let's remember, the arms in libya, much of it, was supplied by american arms dealers. but to now arm the other side could lead civilians in even greater harm's way. so we are all very much in solidarity with the people of libya, especially after we've seen this spring arise in tunisia, in egypt. but arming the opposition, it's moved them from being pro-democracy forces to being rebels, to now being fighters to even being child soldiers. and i think w
this is a decision america has to make. plus libyans, libyans are saying we need your help, we want you to help us remove this ogre and it's up to you now. how long it takes, i don't know. >> lehrer: how do you feel about it? >> well, the world has watched qaddafi and his marinery and town a shame to watch the continued slaughter of innocent civilians but i think arming them could be a disaster in the making. you have a standing resolution, resolution 1970 called for an arms embargo...
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would those burning questions about america's involvement in libya, president obama just laid out his plans to the nation. phil matier listened in on his address. phil. >> reporter: this was president obama's most detailed speech on what the united states hopes to accomplish with the new military mission in libya and the president forcefully said that libyan leader moammar qaddafi left him little choice but to act. he said the u.s. acted to prevent a massacre. >> 10 days ago, having tried to end the violence without using force, the international community offered qaddafi a final chance to stop his campaign of killing or face the consequences. rather than stand down, his forces continued their advance bearing down on the city of benghazi home to nearly 700,000 men, women and children who sought their freedom from fear. >> reporter: the president went to great lengths to me assure the nation that the u.s. is not interested in regime change. that would take years he said and millions if not trillions of dollars. the burden of actions should not be america's alone, he said. >> the transi
would those burning questions about america's involvement in libya, president obama just laid out his plans to the nation. phil matier listened in on his address. phil. >> reporter: this was president obama's most detailed speech on what the united states hopes to accomplish with the new military mission in libya and the president forcefully said that libyan leader moammar qaddafi left him little choice but to act. he said the u.s. acted to prevent a massacre. >> 10 days ago, having...
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were stitching their way to a few life in america. hunched over sew magazines making blouses called shirt waists, they were about to finish a day's hard labor. >> a cutter was smoking a cigarette and apparently one of the cigarettes dropped and there's lawn-- which kind of a dhin cotton-- and the lawn spread the fire very, very quickly. >> reporter: as flames swallowed the factory, the crowd below saw women jump from the upper windows. firemen's ladders were too short and fire escapes buckled and cracked. at least one door was said to be locked. >> this is the jewish daily forward from the day after the fire and you can see the headline says (speaking yiddish) "the morgue is full of our victims, who is responsible? ". >> reporter: 146 people died. >> the average age was 21. >> reporter: michael hirsch, a coproducer of an hbo documentary on the fire says the owners and the city were to blame. >> the reason these people died was because there just was almost no regulation of the workplace. >> reporter: as thousands joined to mourn the d
were stitching their way to a few life in america. hunched over sew magazines making blouses called shirt waists, they were about to finish a day's hard labor. >> a cutter was smoking a cigarette and apparently one of the cigarettes dropped and there's lawn-- which kind of a dhin cotton-- and the lawn spread the fire very, very quickly. >> reporter: as flames swallowed the factory, the crowd below saw women jump from the upper windows. firemen's ladders were too short and fire...
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steve hartman's "assignment america." and the a.t.f. allegedly encouraging u.s. gun sales to mexican drug traffickers. now there's evidence other agencies knew about it. >> couric: carlos pasqual resigned over the weekend, ending a stormy tenure as u.s. ambassador to mexico. diplomatic sources say the last straw was the scandal sharyl attkisson exposed on this broadcast, an a.t.f. program that allegedly let thousands of weapons purchased in the u.s. reach drug cartels in mexico. tonight as sharyl reports, another a.t.f. agent has come forward. >> reporter: south of el paso on mexico's side of the border lies juarez. >> juarez has been the most dangerous city in the world. >> reporter: it's where a.t.f. special agent rene jaquez worked for the past year. that's him before he shaved his head working with mexican police you were concerned a lot with trying to keep u.s. guns from being trafficked into mexico. >> absolutely. i mean, that's what we do as an agency. >> reporter: that's why jaquez says he was so alarmed to hear his own agency may have done the opposite--
steve hartman's "assignment america." and the a.t.f. allegedly encouraging u.s. gun sales to mexican drug traffickers. now there's evidence other agencies knew about it. >> couric: carlos pasqual resigned over the weekend, ending a stormy tenure as u.s. ambassador to mexico. diplomatic sources say the last straw was the scandal sharyl attkisson exposed on this broadcast, an a.t.f. program that allegedly let thousands of weapons purchased in the u.s. reach drug cartels in mexico....
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it's america's longest-running and the world's largest, drawing about two million spectators. last year. (oof). i had a bum knee that needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had an old injury. so i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and unitedhealthcare's database helped me find a surgeon. you know you can't have great legs, if you don't have good knees. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. hey! hey! hey! that's our snack machine. you should try something new. activia parfait crunch! crunchy granola you mix right in to creamy and delicious activia yogurt. mmm! crunchy! and creamy! watch your toes! new activia parfait crunch. you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may hel
it's america's longest-running and the world's largest, drawing about two million spectators. last year. (oof). i had a bum knee that needed surgery. but it got complicated, because i had an old injury. so i wanted a doctor who had done this before. and unitedhealthcare's database helped me find a surgeon. you know you can't have great legs, if you don't have good knees. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. hey! hey! hey! that's...
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let me close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander in chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe. and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i've made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies and our core interests. that's why we're going after al qaeda wherever they seek a foothold. that is why we continue to fight in afghanistan, even as we have ended our combat mission in iraq and removed more than 100,000 troops from that country. there will be times though when our safety is not directly threatened but our interests and our values are. sometimes the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and our common security. spochbding to natural disasters, for example, or preventing genocide and keeping the peace, ensuring regional security and maintaining the flow of
let me close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander in chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe. and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i've made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies and...
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let me close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander in chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe. and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i've made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies and our core interests. that's why we're going after al qaeda wherever they seek a foothold. that is why we continue to fight in afghanistan, even as we have ended our combat mission in iraq and removed more than 100,000 troops from that country. there will be times though when our safety is not directly threatened but our interests and our values are. sometimes the course of history poses challenges that threaten our common humanity and our common security. spochbding to natural disasters, for example, or preventing genocide and keeping the peace, ensuring regional security and maintaining the flow of
let me close by addressing what this action says about the use of america's military power and america's broader leadership in the world under my presidency. as commander in chief, i have no greater responsibility than keeping this country safe. and no decision weighs on me more than when to deploy our men and women in uniform. i've made it clear that i will never hesitate to use our military swiftly, decisively and unilaterally when necessary to defend our people, our homeland, our allies and...
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. >> couric: and coming up next, a status report on women in america. women in america. einto romantic. ♪ an accidental touch can turn ordinary into something more. moments can change anytime -- just like that. and when they do men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven, low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications, and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. [ man ] don't drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache, or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than 4 hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, stop taking cialis and call your doctor right away. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor if cialis
. >> couric: and coming up next, a status report on women in america. women in america. einto romantic. ♪ an accidental touch can turn ordinary into something more. moments can change anytime -- just like that. and when they do men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven, low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. tell your doctor about...
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if movie stars are america's royalty, elizabeth taylor was queen. and her long reign has come to an end. as you've likely heard elizabeth taylor died today in a los angeles hospital, surrounded by her four children. the cause was congestive heart failure. as soon as the news broke, some of her many fans placed flowers on her star along the hollywood walk of fame. honoring a woman whose work and life were part of our culture for seven decades. >> are you going to continue making movies or just be a housewife? >> i couldn't really care less about making movies, to tell you the truth. i consider it much more important to be a good woman and, than a great actress. >> couric: in her life elizabeth taylor worked hard at being both. she hated the nickname liz, she said it sounded like a hiss, but it was something she was stuck with from an early age. even as a child star she was known as one-shot liz, because she always got it right on the first try. >> beauty alone doesn't make a star, doesn't maintain stardom. she had a spark that lit up that beauty. >>
if movie stars are america's royalty, elizabeth taylor was queen. and her long reign has come to an end. as you've likely heard elizabeth taylor died today in a los angeles hospital, surrounded by her four children. the cause was congestive heart failure. as soon as the news broke, some of her many fans placed flowers on her star along the hollywood walk of fame. honoring a woman whose work and life were part of our culture for seven decades. >> are you going to continue making movies or...
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. ♪ god hates america... >> reporter: the message from the westboro baptist church is hateful. "thank god for dead soldiers." "god hates fags." church members believe god is killing all american soldiers because the country tolerates homosexuals. >> we are trying to warn you to flee the wrath of god, flee eternal destruction. >> reporter: but no one paid much attention until the church started taking its message to soldiers' funerals. matthew snyder died in iraq. his father told cbs news last fall that the protests at matthew's funeral stole his last moments with his son. he sued the church for emotional distress and got a $5 million judgment. >> somebody said to me, you know, "$5 million. i bet you... i bet you'd give it up to have matt back." i would give it up just to say good-bye. >> reporter: but the supreme court said in an 8-1 decision that the church doesn't owe snyder a dime. chief justice john roberts said the first amendment protects even hurtful speech to ensure that we do not stifle public debate. now, justice alito dissented. he said the protests don't add anythin
. ♪ god hates america... >> reporter: the message from the westboro baptist church is hateful. "thank god for dead soldiers." "god hates fags." church members believe god is killing all american soldiers because the country tolerates homosexuals. >> we are trying to warn you to flee the wrath of god, flee eternal destruction. >> reporter: but no one paid much attention until the church started taking its message to soldiers' funerals. matthew snyder died...
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. >> this is a contract with americans for america. >> reporter: there are personal considerations as well. mike huckabee is making real money for the first time in his life with a t.v. show and speeches. so is sarah palin. indiana governor mitch daniels is concerned about the impact on his family and, despite huge republican gains last fall and a democratic incumbent can mediocre job approval ratings, president obama is seen as a formidable political figure who will be difficult to defeat. >> thank you. >> president obama at worst is even or in many cases is leading by as many as ten points. >> reporter: one tempting factor is that for the first time in decades there's no clear g.o.p. front-runner and nobody can predict who the favorite will be and when it comes to legal predictions nobody's usually right. katie? >> couric: all right, jeff, should be interesting. thanks very much. and coming up next on the "cbs evening news," what's killing the california sea otter? [ woman ] nine iron, it's almost tee time. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze. but with zyrtec® liqui
. >> this is a contract with americans for america. >> reporter: there are personal considerations as well. mike huckabee is making real money for the first time in his life with a t.v. show and speeches. so is sarah palin. indiana governor mitch daniels is concerned about the impact on his family and, despite huge republican gains last fall and a democratic incumbent can mediocre job approval ratings, president obama is seen as a formidable political figure who will be difficult to...
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here's steve hartman with tonight's "assignment america." >> reporter: while the war raged in vietnam, back home these became all the rage. metal bracelets sold by the millions, each bearing the name of a soldier who was either stale prisoner in vietnam or missing in action. the idea was to wear the bracelet and only take it off when your vet came home. the bracelets were especially popular with kids. like that 12-year-old girl from fremont, california, who got a bracelet in her christmas stocking in 1972. do you remember getting it? >> i was excited, i put it on right away, read the piece of paper that came with it and i thought "i'll keep it on until he comes home." >> reporter: kathy strong, now 50, still remembers the name, too, james moreland. he was a green beret that has been stationed in lang vei. he went missing in the winter of '68 after the enemy overtook his position. at the time, no one knew much more than that so kathy remained optimistic. >> well, they showed the soldiers coming off the planes and i thought when he gets there i'm going to be there and give him my bracel
here's steve hartman with tonight's "assignment america." >> reporter: while the war raged in vietnam, back home these became all the rage. metal bracelets sold by the millions, each bearing the name of a soldier who was either stale prisoner in vietnam or missing in action. the idea was to wear the bracelet and only take it off when your vet came home. the bracelets were especially popular with kids. like that 12-year-old girl from fremont, california, who got a bracelet in her...
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america's nuclear problem. where to store permanently more than 145 million pounds of spent fuel rods. and college students struggling to make the grade. what some schools are doing to make sure they graduate. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's four days into a u.s.-led assault on his military, and libya's moammar qaddafi has lost radar installations, tanks, and naval facilities but not his defiance. he appeared in public tonight in tripoli vowing to fight on and telling supporters he will win and will not surrender. qaddafi's forces kept up their attacks on civilians today in a number of cities held by rebels. but president obama said the allied operation has already saved civilian lives. still to be decided, though, is who will lead the operation when the u.s. steps back in the days ahead, though nato is expected to play a major role. meanwhile, a u.s. air force fighter jet crashed
america's nuclear problem. where to store permanently more than 145 million pounds of spent fuel rods. and college students struggling to make the grade. what some schools are doing to make sure they graduate. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's four days into a u.s.-led assault on his military, and libya's moammar qaddafi has lost radar installations,...
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we are hearing today that america will soon turn over the command and control operation to other forces. well, why did we have them in the first place? because of our capabilities. we are so much greater. we will be hesitant because we fear that american leadership is ugly in the world, it is going to be a problem for a long time to go. >> chris: but mara, the u.s. already involved in two wars. is it such a bad thing to have this attack announced by nicolassakozy? >> we are doing the substance of work of making this happen. this is a complicated situation. not just libya. there is tunisia and egypt are the president some people say too slowly but got on the side of the prodemocracy forces. bahrain where you have tear gas cansters being used against the protesters and they have made in the usa on the side of them where we are not willing to be as forceful in favor of protesters and we see it as a sec tare ran struggling there. it as little complicated. in the end if qaddafi is gone the president will look like he exercised a strong lead. >> chris: i want to switch the pivot a little bit
we are hearing today that america will soon turn over the command and control operation to other forces. well, why did we have them in the first place? because of our capabilities. we are so much greater. we will be hesitant because we fear that american leadership is ugly in the world, it is going to be a problem for a long time to go. >> chris: but mara, the u.s. already involved in two wars. is it such a bad thing to have this attack announced by nicolassakozy? >> we are doing...
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and kids from around america and haiti, too, do what they can to help the people of japan. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is on assignment. president obama delivered a warning today to libyan dictator moammar qaddafi: stop slaughtering your people or face military action. the united states will help enforce a no-fly zone approved last night by the u.n. security council, but no american ground troops will be sent to libya. french and british warplanes could be in the air over libya by tomorrow. hours after the u.n. resolution passed, the qaddafi regime declared a cease-fire, but his forces reportedly kept shelling two cities-- misurata and ajdabiya. and there are also reports that qaddafi's forces are headed toward benghazi, the rebels' capital. david martin at the pentagon begins our coverage. david, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. less than 24 hours after the u.n. security council passed that resolution authorizing air strikes against l
and kids from around america and haiti, too, do what they can to help the people of japan. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> smith: good evening, katie is on assignment. president obama delivered a warning today to libyan dictator moammar qaddafi: stop slaughtering your people or face military action. the united states will help enforce a no-fly zone approved last night by the u.n....
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it is going to cause america 700,000 jobs. this isn't some figure i just picked out of the air. >> ifill: senate republicans say it would be irresponsible to pass a budget bill to keep government running that doesn't drastically reduce spending. >> we're averaging about $4 billion a day in debt this year. and democrats want to cut $4.7 billion and call it a day. anything more they say is draconian. draconian. i'll tell you what's draconian. draconian is what happens if democrats don't get real about our nation's fiscal crisis. >> ifill: congress has until march 18 to come to agreement on a budget plan. but the two major parties have vastly different approaches. democrats propose reducing last year's spending levels by about $5 billion. while republicans support an alternative passed by the house last month that would slash nearly 10 times that amount. $57 billion. the $50 billion gap is so wide that house republicans are already working on a back-up plan, an additional temporary extension that would contain billions in more cu
it is going to cause america 700,000 jobs. this isn't some figure i just picked out of the air. >> ifill: senate republicans say it would be irresponsible to pass a budget bill to keep government running that doesn't drastically reduce spending. >> we're averaging about $4 billion a day in debt this year. and democrats want to cut $4.7 billion and call it a day. anything more they say is draconian. draconian. i'll tell you what's draconian. draconian is what happens if democrats...
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and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. pacific life. and by bnsf railway. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: moammar qaddafi showed no sign of backing down today, even as u.s. and british submarines fired another 20 cruise missiles at targets in libya. he appeared for the first time since the coalition attacks began on saturday. earlier tanks and troops local to qaddafi blasted a town near the tunisian border and the city of misrata east of tripoli. the u.s. task force commander, admiral samuel locklear, said the coalition was "considering all options" on how to respond. we have a series of reports from independent television news, beginning with john ray in tripoli. >> reporter: coalition air strikes are hitting home. the evidence show
and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. pacific life. and by bnsf railway. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: moammar qaddafi showed no sign...
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and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at...
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and you'll find in the people at toyota, all across america. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org "the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it, american greetings, proud sponsor of "the electric company." agreement from the u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. ve words: beatbox -- when you beatbox, you keep a beat with sounds from your mouth. tempo -- tempo is how fast or slow music is played, the beat. double time -- when you take a beat and do it twice as fast, that's double time. triple time -- three times as fast is triple time. half time -- if you
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corporate america has record profits. it's not that we can't afford this. we need a shared sacrifice. work version shared. they've given up their jobs. they've lost their homes. they can't go anymore. it's time for to us come together and create jobs so that we can create the america that all of us love and is revered around the world. >> woodruff: rich tramp carc the president of afl/cio thanks for talking with us. >> thanks for having me on. i appreciate it. >> woodruff: as we do. and our invitation to governors remains open and we will bring that you perspective at a later date. >> brown: now, anger over insurance rate hikes and a battle brewing in california. "newshour" correspondent spencer michels reports. >> reporter: people got angry when blue shield of california announced recently it would raise health insurance rates for some individuals as much as 59%. it was the fourth major insurance company to announce sharp increases for those buying their own insurance and the third round of rate hikes by blue shield since last fall. >> how much is enough f
corporate america has record profits. it's not that we can't afford this. we need a shared sacrifice. work version shared. they've given up their jobs. they've lost their homes. they can't go anymore. it's time for to us come together and create jobs so that we can create the america that all of us love and is revered around the world. >> woodruff: rich tramp carc the president of afl/cio thanks for talking with us. >> thanks for having me on. i appreciate it. >> woodruff: as...
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and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everywhere. >> we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. >> that money could make a big difference to a lot of people. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: rebels in libya suffered setbacks for the third day in a row. and loyalists to colonel moammar qaddafi recaptured more territory along the coast. geraint vincent of independent television news reports from the scene of the battle for the oil town of brega. >> reporter: just beh
and you'll find it in the people at toyota, all across america. >> auto companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everywhere. >> we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. >> that money could make a big difference to a lot of people. >> and...
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. >> suarez: today the deputy national security advisor ben rhodes made what would seem to be america's strongest statement yet. our concern in the immediate term has been with the violence. this should be channeled into a political dialogue. where is the united states in all of this? salae is an ally, isn't he? >> i think for our policy on yemen has been terrorism and security and al qaeda in a arabian peninsula to the exclusion of almost everything else. despite what people in the administration say we've been focused on terrorism. we've not been focused on the challenges such as unemployment, government abuses, corruption. i think these are the things that will bring down the state. al qaeda is our problem. it's not yemen's biggest problem. i think we need to not have a dialogue that we support the government and will provide them military and security assistance at the expense of the people. everyone sees that we're supporting the regime at the expense of the people. >> suarez: does instability in yemen also threaten a sort of open playground for the very forces that the united stat
. >> suarez: today the deputy national security advisor ben rhodes made what would seem to be america's strongest statement yet. our concern in the immediate term has been with the violence. this should be channeled into a political dialogue. where is the united states in all of this? salae is an ally, isn't he? >> i think for our policy on yemen has been terrorism and security and al qaeda in a arabian peninsula to the exclusion of almost everything else. despite what people in the...
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he will kick off his first official visit to south america. he will also make stops in chile and el salvador. the trip is aimed at reinforcing u.s. ties with latin america. it's a tough time, though, for president obama to leave on a foreign trip. he is already dealing with a nuclear crisis in japan, fighting in libya and turmoil in the mideast. >>> 4:45. house of representatives has voted to cut federal funding to npr. the house voted along party lines to end federal funding, lot senate passage is very unlikely. it's home to programs like car talk and all thing considered. recently an npr employee was overheard saying they don't need federal funding. >>> beginning march 28, the "new york times" will begin charging for unlimited access to its website and mobile services. the fees will range from $15 to $35 a month depending on what level of access you want. print subscribers will not be charged. >>> 4:46. the bay area custodian under arrest after a disturbing crime on campus. that story coming up. >>> people in the south bay sound off on a new
he will kick off his first official visit to south america. he will also make stops in chile and el salvador. the trip is aimed at reinforcing u.s. ties with latin america. it's a tough time, though, for president obama to leave on a foreign trip. he is already dealing with a nuclear crisis in japan, fighting in libya and turmoil in the mideast. >>> 4:45. house of representatives has voted to cut federal funding to npr. the house voted along party lines to end federal funding, lot...